18 NATURAL HISTORY VOCABULARY 



Unclassified 



Bondn (bondni) . . . Smaller than a sparrow. Many- 



hued green, and sharp pro- 

 jecting beak. 



Bovo-nwoni (bovo- j g^^^^j ^j^^^^, ^^j^.^ 



nwoni) j 



Bundo-sokele (bundo- I .< n u- j • a „i -. ^„ t^^^. 

 , ,.- ^ > Small bu'ds m nocks on larms. 



sokeli) ) 



Diadia (diadie) ... A small rice-eating bird. Black 



with brilliant scarlet neck. 

 Gbofeo A small bird with a single note 



call. A legend pertains to it. 



According to Schoen (Vocab.), 



supposed to utter the voice of 



spirits. 

 Goma (gome) .... Black and white crow {Corrii^ 



xrcqnilafus). 

 Goro-nwoni (goro- A black bird larger than a spar- 

 nwoni) row. They are said to live 



in flocks. 

 Guwa (guwai) .... The " clock bird." Green, red 



under its wings. Crested. 



Has a call like a harsh 



" gaw." See also Njopo-gbulei. 



(? Turaco sp.) 

 Jangabina (jangabine) . Ostrich. 

 Jeme (jemei) .... A honey sucker. About size of 



sparrow. Many-hued green. 



[Necfarim'uJae.) 



Jonga (j<mge) .... A kind of long-legged bush fowl. 



Jengbe-kuld (ienglie- ) ,r • i • i 



»,..,• ^•' *' llummmg-mrd. 



kuloi) ) '^ 



Jowi (jowi) .... See yowi. 



Kegewe (kegewei) . . " Witch-bird." Said to be as big 



as a parrot. Calls at evening. 



The fable is that children are 



changed into it. 

 Kobule (kobijlei) ... A kind of fowl with very short 



legs (Sch.). 



